The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1887-04-22
DAKOTA TERRITORIAL NEWS

county lor certlncates OF tax sales.
The husband of Mrs. Maniece. s..
supposed victim of a FIRE at Huron
has arrived from California and III
poses to find out whether his XIV,
was murdered or not. W
The secretary of the interior aairm.
ed the decision of the commissions
OF the land Office in cancellinp n 4
Marsh's entry of the southwest omar
ter section 35, township II3, ganas
81, Watertown Oak. land Office.
Orson c. VOORHEES,, formerly Of al.
erdeen, was arrested at Huron. IN
telegram from st. Paul, charged with
having mortgaged his brothers farm
and representing himself as R. G. Vor.
hles. TIL Q money was gotten from
Graves q Vinton, of st. Paul. Voor.
HES was taken to St.Paul for exami.
nation.
At Huron Charles Ryan and Stephen
Gascoyne each plead guilty in the dis.
trict court to selling liquor without 4
license; also to minors, each was fined
500 for the first, and $3.50 for thu
last offense. Both are in Jail. IN NM
case OF Ben King, who was,found guilty
Of cutting with intent to commit
bodily injury, not sentenced.
Kate Mahoney, burned by the prai.
RE fire at Huron, will recover.
H.e.
Sneak thieves entered the bed room
of H. E. Crandall, merchant at Collar,
eight miles west OF Abercrombie and
stole q watch and $3.50 in money.
A Norwegian named Nelson died at
Fargo and was buried. He was forty.
five years OF age. He was married at
Fargo last December, but is saidto
have had q wife in Southern Minneso.
ia. His death, it was claimed, result.
ed from heLrt disease, but it is now
thought to have been caused by an
overdose of oplates.
At Grafton, was the trial OF GuIlick
Midboe for the murder OF his brother
in January 1885. The defense was
insanity. The jury brought in a YER
dict finding Midboe insane. The pris.
oner will undoubtedly be sent to the
jamestown insane asylum. In the
opinion OF experts Midboe will soon
die of %softening of the brain.
At Jamestown, the question OF is.
suing $25 5000 school bonds to refund
outstanding school orders and war.
rants was voted on. Result, 211 for
bonds; 25 against.
Ex-Gov. Pierce has been elected
president OF the university at Grand
Forks, at an annual salary oil $4,000.
DIR. Alloway, territorial veterina.
rian, assisted by DR.. Langdon Of
Fargo, destroyed at Big Stone City,
four horses affected with CHAMBERS.
These horses were quarantined by Dr..
Alloway a short tine ago. Autops :
fully demonstrated the existence o.
the disease.
The Presbytery OF Aberdeen met in
in regular session at Big Stone City.
Rev. DIR. Lawson of Aberdeen, the re-
firing moderator, preached the open
ing sermon. Rev. DR.. Marshall, presi
dent of Groton college, was elected
moderator for the coming year, and
Rev. Hooke of Cakes reelected stated
clerk. Twenty-Five ministers and
elders were in attendance. Rev. Mar
| shall OF Groton and Elder Henry Nell
were chosen commissioners to the
general assembly, which nae9ts at
Omaha in May. DIR. Lawson OF ADer'
deem and Judge Bryant Of Andoyer
were chosen alternates. Much bnsl-
ness was transacted by the presbytery,
which covers fourteen counties IN cen
trail Dakota.
The new city council Of Fargo or
ganized, r~e-electing Martin Hector
president. The mayor appointed 4.
L. Maxey city auditor and VIM. Y
Reset city attorney.
The hotel Of Martin & Strane, At
Glendale, burned. The furniture was
nearly all consumed. The guests had
barely time to escape from the burning
building. Loss, $4,000 and insurance
SO, 800.
The granary of Robt. /. Owen, 2
farmer living two miles west OF Ash
ton was burned recently, together
with all his farming implements ana
seed gain. His loss exceeds S40O.
A farm laborer named Matte
working for Capt. Lott, four miles
north of Redieid, committed suicide
with q heavy hammer. He was az
ranged.
Sheriff Rorebaugh, Of Lawrence
~ c; Ealls